Conflict provides crucial tension in any story and is used to drive the narrative forward. It is often used to reveal a deeper meaning in a narrative while highlighting characters' motivations, values, and weaknesses.
Answer:
Odysseus tests his father to check his loyalty and to know if Laertes truly is his father and not someone else in disguise.
Explanation:
In the book 24 of "The Odyssey" Odysseus goes to Ithaca, to his father's farm. Laertes was the name of Odysseus's father. In this book, Odysseus travels back to the land to meet his father alone.
<u>When Odysseus enters the house of Laertes, his father, he observes that his father had become aged now because of the grief for his son and wife. Laertes was no able to recognize Odysseus because of his old age. </u>
<u>Odysseus test the loyalty of Laertes and to test his true identity did not reveal himself immediately but when his father began crying he revealed his identity.</u>
When you respect others feelings that is being called an influential communicator, in which both parties benefit from the conversation feeling hear and cared about.
When you do not, that is called being a controller communicator which damages the relationships leaves submissive thoughts and actions.
